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August 19, 2008
Aztlan's Future Is Anything But Bright
Posted by Dave Blount at August 19, 2008 10:47 AM
The future is now at Jefferson Senior High School in South Los Angeles, where Aztlan — the mythical land populated by illegal aliens — has become a reality. Even AP can't help but notice that the Reconquista is not offering much of an improvement:
With a 58 percent dropout rate, Jefferson has the worst dropout record in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest. […] Of its 1,977 students last school year, 45 percent qualified as English learners. More than 90 percent qualified for free or reduced-price lunches.
The newcomer [i.e., illegal immigrant] population means families shift quickly, following jobs or fleeing immigration raids [if only]. The school has a 57 percent transience rate, compared to a 38 percent average across district high schools. […]
A vast number of students are raised by single parents who struggle to support their families, financially and emotionally. Principal Juan Flecha noted that many students do not live with their parents, who work in other cities or even in other countries.
Now I get what traditional families are for: raising children!
A shift in demographics has spurred racial divisions that peaked three years ago when blacks and Latinos clashed in several bloody melees.
A quarter-century ago, Latino students totaled 31 percent of the student body; now they account for almost 90 percent. Blacks comprise about 10 percent and a sliver are Asian or white.
If you live in the Southwestern third of America, learn to like these demographics, as there appear to be no serious plans to defend the border.
At least school in Aztlan is never boring:
While ninth-graders spend a week learning conflict resolution and peer mediation, violence, particularly gang-related, frames students' lives. […] Students say the gang problems divert teachers from teaching.
"Teachers pay more attention to people messing around than people who want to learn," said Jeanette Garcia, 14. […]
It's a far cry from a half-century ago when Jefferson was renowned as an athletic powerhouse and graduated notables such as actress Dorothy Dandridge, jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ralph Bunche.
By allowing moonbattery to disintegrate both our borders and our values, we're choosing a future where greatness is not an option.
On a tip from Burning Hot.
